Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:03:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Paige Miller <paige.miller@KODAK.COM>
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From:         Paige Miller <paige.miller@KODAK.COM>
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Subject:      Re: OLS estimates on clusterred data
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On Oct 1, 2:40 pm, Tony <tony.cross...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> Can i just do the following?
>
> PROC MIXED DATA=imputdata NOitprint;
> CLASS year state;
> MODEL Y= X;
> RUN;

Unless you put Year and State in the model statement, you have a
simple linear regression of Y versus X.

Even if you put Year and State in the model, this doesn't account for
the claimed serial correlation over the years, nor does it account for
any clustering, which I assume is different than the serial
correlation you are referring to, but which you don't explain further.

There are many different types of covariance structures possible in
PROC MIXED, including some that deal with autocorrelation. Check the
docs to see if one of them meets your needs.

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Paige Miller
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